2013 begins with sun, wind in Inland Valley

Inland Empire residents can look forward to sunny - and windy - weather in the early days of 2013, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

The skies above the Inland Valley and San Bernardino area are expected to stay clear through Saturday as temperatures get slightly warmer.

Forecasters are also advising that moderate to strong winds are likely to blow throughout the Inland Empire today before losing strength on Thursday.

The National Weather Service is not forecasting any new snowfall over the next few days over local ski resorts in the San Gabriel or San Bernardino mountains.

Ski areas, however, received valuable snowfall during the final weekend of 2013. Local ski parks - Mt. Baldy Ski Lifts, Mountain High, Snow Valley, Snow Summit and Bear Mountain Ski Resort - reported Tuesday night that their slopes have received both machine-made and natural snow over the past few days.